The Tedei, otherwise known as the Thirrily, are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
. They are a branch of the
Yingkarta
The Yingkarta or Yingarda people, also written Inggarda and Ingarda, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
Language
Yinggarda was a Kartu language spoken from the coastal area around Carnarvon throu ...
.
Country
Tedei land consisted of some extending from the east coast of Shark Bay through to the
Wooramel River
The Wooramel River is an ephemeral river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
The river rises near McLeod Pyramid and flows in a westerly direction, joined by six tributaries including the Wooramel River North, Bilung Creek, One Gum Cr ...
valley's headwaters as far as Pimbie, Carey Downs and the vicinity of Towrana. It included the coastal area north of Yaringa. inland to the headwaters, north only to Pimbie. Their limits were defined as a day's walk from either bank of the Wooramel.
People
The Tedei were once classified as an autonomous tribe. The work of linguist Peter Austin points to the conclusion that they, the Tedei/Thirrily, were actually a dialect division of the Yingkarta, together with the
Mandi tribe.
Social organisation
The Tedei did not practice circumcision or Pazam.
Alternative names
* Tjoki
* Choekie
* Chockie
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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Gascoyne